WSH
Washington Capitals
23-16-6 · W1 · L10: 4-4-2
L
W
SO
L
W
L
W
L
OT
L
Final
5—1
2026-01-09 · United Center
CHI
Chicago Blackhawks
18-19-7 · L1 · L10: 5-4-1
W
W
W
W
SO
L
W
L
L
L
CHI controlled xG 3.5 to 2.4 but WSH won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEWSH xG
2.41
ACTUAL
5 — 1
CHI xG
3.49
Scoring Timeline
0.09
MED xG
1P 04:03Even Strength
72
Anthony Beauvillier(9)
L · WSH · #72
Martin Fehérváry (12), John Carlson (24)WSH 1 - 0 CHI
0.44
HIGH xG
1P 15:07Even Strength
24
Connor McMichael(6)
C · WSH · #24
Ryan Leonard (17)WSH 2 - 0 CHI
0.13
HIGH xG
1P 18:54Even Strength
53
Ethen Frank(7)
C · WSH · #53
John Carlson (25), Nic Dowd (9)WSH 3 - 0 CHI
0.07
MED xG
2P 08:48Power Play
11
Oliver Moore(5)
C · CHI · #11
Matt Grzelcyk (11), Nick Lardis (1)WSH 3 - 1 CHI
0.15
HIGH xG
2P 12:38Even Strength
Justin Sourdif(9)
R · WSH
Connor McMichael (21), Ryan Leonard (18)WSH 4 - 1 CHI
0.20
HIGH xG
3P 13:33Even Strength
8
Alex Ovechkin(19)
L · WSH · #8
Martin Fehérváry (13)WSH 5 - 1 CHI
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
48
Logan Thompson
G · WSH · #48
23/24 saves, .958 SV%, +1.8 GSAx
★2
24
Connor McMichael
C · WSH · #24
1G, 1A, 3 SOG
★3
33
Drew Commesso
G · CHI · #33
19/24 saves, .791 SV%, -2.4 GSAx
Team Stats
WSHCHI
24Shots24
2.41xGF3.49
48.6CF%51.4
46.2FO%53.8
0/3PP1/4
13Hits23
9Blocks6
17Giveaways19
5Takeaways5
8PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | WSH SOG | CHI SOG | WSH xG | CHI xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | 10 | 0.89 | 1.98 |
| 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0.80 | 1.05 |
| 3rd | 7 | 8 | 0.71 | 0.45 |
| Total | 19 | 23 | 2.40 | 3.48 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 08:33
Justin Sourdifslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Alex Vlasic1P 09:18
Martin Fehérvárydelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
2P 01:14
Ryan Greenehooking (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Sourdif2P 06:51
Brandon Duhaimecross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Lardis2P 12:54
Nick Lardisroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Sourdif3P 04:20
Nic Dowdtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Greene3P 18:35
Landon Slaggerttripping (2 min)
Drawn by Hendrix Lapierre